“Maria Simoa, Who Birthed Twenty-Four Children”: Slavery, Motherhood, and Freedom on the Benedictine Estates, Pernambuco, Brazil, 1866–1871

C Roth, RP Costa - Hispanic American Historical Review, 2023 - read.dukeupress.edu
This article explores gradual manumission policies on the Order of Saint Benedict's
slaveholdings in the Northeastern province of Pernambuco, Brazil, between 1866 and 1871 …